The Telegraph Toughie - Crossword Answers | 2019 09 18

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Who might cheer, backing United in chaos SNAFU
Good relationship: one might have a hand in it GLOVE
Family member caught non-sailor removing prow of dinghy CLANSMAN
Curse marred gripping finale for Jack Straw? SUCKER
Line from the other side of Watford? NORTHERN
EITHER HALF OF PERFECT 24 TWENTY
Instrument -- and another, not loud LUTE
Want somebody wise to describe hotel by harbour failing to open SHORTAGE
Upset Ali, passing over boxing exercises PILATES
SEE 9 ACROSS NUMBERONE
Tool murderer spotted in hospital -- quite the opposite CHAINSAW
The best place to be on Boxing Day? RINGSIDE
Stick up European bank, ignoring what's outside, getting zilch NOTABEAN
Short team? In the middle, Peter Crouch! SQUAT
Cold, like Dean compared to Declan? HEARTLESS
Mad Queen interrupts jokes CRACKERS
The setter lifted the setter's award EMMY
Satirical press about to take over Independent IRONIC
Perhaps Rio brought up Ferguson's second figure of speech TROPE
With temperature dropping, knock boy in river HUDSON
Prepare to follow rock musical with English rock'n'roller TOMMYSTEELE
PRAISE A GROUP OF UNDERGROUND WORKERS FINDING DRUG LAUDANUM
Barman held in Kiel garrison ELGAR
Bob's short and oddly seedy CURTSEY
& 27 Across Act selfishly, as suggested by goalkeeper John King LOOKAFTER
Admit summary is being replaced by journalist CONCEDE
Large clubs put loner off CORPULENT
Hear this result could make racehorse upset SCORE
MINERAL MIXTURE IN JUG RUNS OUT PITCHBLENDE
Article medical writer apparently abridged for king THESEUS